Lord Jay of Ewelme

Lord Jay of Ewelme "has been elected as the new Chair of Merlin’s Board of Trustees. He brings to the post an extensive understanding of international development having worked at the UK Foreign Office, the Ministry of Overseas Development and the World Bank. His experience overseas includes a post as a voluntary teacher in Zambia and managing Britain’s aid programme in India.

"In 2005, Michael Jay served as Tony Blair’s personal representative at the G8 Summit, an event at which major commitments to international development and debt relief were secured."

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